United States aircraft bombing German held ground targets in Europe during World War II (possibly in Duren Germany). Aerial view of a city being bombed. Smoke arises from the explosions in the city. Bomb damaged buildings in the city.
In the opening scene, many German civilians (mostly women) are seen queued up outside the corner entrance to a building in a German city, where they receive something from a man (who appears to be a clergyman). A dog is with someone at the corner. A private Opel Blitz bus, with belongings on the roof covered by a tarpaulin, passes in front of the camera. It is pulling a trailer, also covered with a tarpaulin. Scene shifts to closeup of a young blond boy standing in front of apartment houses. He smiles and poses. Debris covers the area between the sidewalk and the apartment building. As the boy moves, some structural damage to the building in the background is seen. Two United States soldiers in a Jeep pass behind the boy. Next, a woman walks on a sidewalk. Behind her are destroyed buildings. Another view of destroyed buildings in the city. More views of several people walking in a street lined on its sides by rubble from bombed out buildings. Views from rear of a vehicle moving along street of a destroyed business district. More views of wartime destruction. People (mostly women) gathered in a backyard, read announcements posted on a large bulletin board.
United States aircraft strafes German boats in a river during World War II. An open green field with houses in the background. A fleet of large boats in the river. Aircraft strafe he ships. Explosions on the ships. Houses and green fields along the river.
German civilian refugees evacuate German town in World War II. A group of people looks at an overturned wagon in a street. They turn it and load luggage onto the wagon. Woman pulling a wagon loaded with luggage on a road.
As World War Two is ending, Two United States Army Sergeants examine and place surrendered German small arms into a truck. A soldier salutes an officer. Local people, standing on sidewalk, watch as German troops depart in trucks and other vehicles.
United States soldiers in Europe during World War II. The soldiers relax in a field. They look at a pistol in hand. A soldier looks through binoculars. Houses and field in the background.
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